{"id":46806,"date":"2021-09-09T16:23:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T10:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcon.xyz\/risk-to-watch\/why-just-in-time-privilege-elevation\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T17:49:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T12:19:30","slug":"why-just-in-time-privilege-elevation","status":"publish","type":"risk-to-watch","link":"https:\/\/arcon.xyz\/staging01\/risk-to-watch\/why-just-in-time-privilege-elevation\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Just-In-Time Privilege Elevation?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One disconcerting aspect in privileged access management (PAM) is that organizations are often not completely accustomed to widespread risks. Even if the PAM tools are in place, the fundamental principles sometimes could take a backseat. For instance, noncompliance to the \u2018Least Privilege\u2019 principle due to the absence of Just-in-time (JIT) privilege elevation approach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Scenario 1:<\/strong> Enterprise on-prem privileged access management includes robust vaulting and session monitoring, but privileged users have \u2018Always-on\u2019 entitlements. No privileged user requires 24*7 privileged access. And arbitrarily accessed privileged accounts amplifies the insider threat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Scenario 2:<\/strong> Enterprise does not want to do all the heavy lifting for setting-up on-prem PAM infrastructure. It therefore outsources to a managed service provider (MSP). The MSP in turn may have multiple layers of authentication including<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/arconnet.com\/risks-to-watch\/why-contextual-authentication\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #e6333a;\">contextual authentication<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to mitigate risks involved in multi-tenant environments. Nevertheless, the access to systems whether deployed on its premises or on-cloud is threatened by unnecessary permanently elevated privileges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The essence of the just-in-time privilege elevation approach is simplicity; it brings in the manner enterprise manage and control risks. That is, the right person is entitled to access the right systems at the right time for the right purposes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Essentially, the just-in-time privilege elevation approach enables the IT security staff to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Robustly implement the principle of Least Privilege<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grant access rights only on \u2018need-to-know\u2019 and \u2018need-to-do\u2019 basis<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Comply with regulatory guidelines that explicitly mention access control rules for data controllers and data processors<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Which just-in-time privilege elevation approach to adopt?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It depends on an organization\u2019s daily use-cases. The scope of a project, access frequency and the taxonomy: shared\/administrative\/business privileges are some of the points to keep in mind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Broadly, the classification of JIT privilege elevation approaches is as follows and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/arconnet.com\/products\/privileged-access-management\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #e6333a;\">ARCON | PAM<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> supports these use-cases:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Privileged Elevation and Delegation Management (PEDM):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> An end-user may have a project to do on Windows\/Unix environments. The access requirement may run for a few weeks or months. Based on the requirements, the PEDM approach provides temporary elevated access to the target systems. The privileged rights are revoked after the completion of IT tasks. ARCON offers agent-based PEDM for JIT access.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>One-time Privileged Access:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is meant for end-users requiring one-time administrative access to systems. The function ensures time-limited access to privileged accounts.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>On-demand provisioning and de-provisioning of privileged elevation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The function allows to create and delete privileged accounts, just in time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Ephemeral access to IaaS and SaaS consoles: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The function helps in overcoming privilege escalation challenges in fast-expanding cloud environments. By ensuring ephemeral access to IaaS and SaaS consoles, security staff can ensure zero-standing privileges.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>The bottom-line<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enforcing the principle of least privilege is essential for better management of PAM. JIT privilege elevation approach helps to attain it.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One disconcerting aspect in privileged access management (PAM) is that organizations are often not completely accustomed to widespread risks. Even if the PAM tools are in place, the fundamental principles sometimes could take a backseat. For instance, noncompliance to the \u2018Least Privilege\u2019 principle due to the absence of Just-in-time (JIT) privilege elevation approach. Scenario 1: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":47445,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"risk-categories":[],"class_list":["post-46806","risk-to-watch","type-risk-to-watch","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"blog_inner_page_contents":[{"acf_fc_layout":"hero_section","image":47445,"news_logo":"","publish_date":"","reading_time":"","heading":"","para":"","cta_text":"","cta_url":"","is_featured_post":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"page_contents","social_media_items":null,"sidebar_item_desktop":[{"id":"Overview","item_name":"Overview"},{"id":"Which just-in-time privilege elevation approach to adopt?","item_name":"Which just-in-time privilege elevation approach to adopt?"},{"id":"The bottom-line","item_name":"The bottom-line"}],"contents":[{"id":"Overview","title":"Overview","content":"One disconcerting aspect in privileged access management (PAM) is that organizations are often not completely accustomed to widespread risks. Even if the PAM tools are in place, the fundamental principles sometimes could take a backseat. For instance, noncompliance to the \u2018Least Privilege\u2019 principle due to the absence of Just-in-time (JIT) privilege elevation approach.\r\n\r\n<strong>Scenario 1:<\/strong>\u00a0Enterprise on-prem privileged access management includes robust vaulting and session monitoring, but privileged users have \u2018Always-on\u2019 entitlements. No privileged user requires 24*7 privileged access. And arbitrarily accessed privileged accounts amplifies the insider threat.\r\n\r\n<strong>Scenario 2:<\/strong>\u00a0Enterprise does not want to do all the heavy lifting for setting-up on-prem PAM infrastructure. It therefore outsources to a managed service provider (MSP). 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